Giorgio for Men 1984 Eau de Toilette

Giorgio for Men (Eau de Toilette) by Giorgio Beverly Hills
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7.9 / 10 420 Ratings
A popular perfume by Giorgio Beverly Hills for men, released in 1984. The scent is spicy-woody. Projection and longevity are above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Green
Floral
Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
AldehydesAldehydes PimentoPimento BergamotBergamot Fruity notesFruity notes OrangeOrange
Heart Notes Heart Notes
PatchouliPatchouli CarnationCarnation Orris rootOrris root CedarCedar CinnamonCinnamon RoseRose SandalwoodSandalwood
Base Notes Base Notes
HoneyHoney OakmossOakmoss AmberAmber MuskMusk VanillaVanilla BenzoinBenzoin Tonka beanTonka bean
Ratings
Scent
7.9420 Ratings
Longevity
8.5369 Ratings
Sillage
8.3372 Ratings
Bottle
7.2371 Ratings
Value for money
9.2218 Ratings
Submitted by Lissy, last update on 02/08/2025.

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ChicoRoch1

160 Reviews
ChicoRoch1
ChicoRoch1
Helpful Review 14  
A very different time :(
Way back in the day. When women were women, children respected their elders, (some of them anyway,) and, most notably, men were men. Oh man the 1980s! If i could only relive that decade over again. Things were better, a LOT of things. Style, music, FRAGRANCES, movies etc. Giorgio Beverly Hills, an Amber woody masterpiece from Armani. Launched in 1984 it continued the trend of husky loud strong and beautiful masculine fragrances. A big gigantic slice of heaven that gripped you like a glove and 10hrs later would still not let go. There's no way on God's green earth would mainstream perfumerie make such a statement today. The war on men and masculinity in general would not permit it. Sad because its a great fragrance. Easily in my top 10. Modern mainstream perfumerie has sold us out to the communistic IFRA and they have taken a buzz saw to just about every masculine chypre and fougere that was ever made. Not only are they doing that they're also hiding under the guise of safety. I know this because Oak Moss has been used for thousands of years and now all of a sudden it's hazardous to about 1 or 3% of the population! What a joke that is! Out there today! They seriously need to be stopped. As for my masculine favorites of the 1970s and 80s there is always vintage. I have to overspend to get my hands on near perfection, and that's what I'll do. Giorgio is one of those greats on my list that I have and I will always have. Giorgio for men a true classic.
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11Mic22hael

9 Reviews
11Mic22hael
11Mic22hael
Top Review 9  
Legendary Beast
It's hard to believe how inexpensive this is for the high quality you get. The packaging and bottle alone are worth the price you pay. But then that awesome juice smells like it should cost 4 times as much. I would easily pay $60 for this. The thing that tops it all off is this legendary beast still has genuine OAKMOSS! The quality, performance, scent and value is simply unmatched in the industry. I hope E.A. Fragrances keeps everything JUST THE WAY IT IS because they've really got something here to brag about! I'm pretty sure it is still IN production. Let's hope so.
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Vmaster

35 Reviews
Vmaster
Vmaster
Very helpful Review 8  
Powerhouse
Being a child of the 80's, this brings back good memories. An unapologetic lightly sweetened non-hippy patchouli powerhouse of a fragrance that will not only beat you over the head, but will kick you for good measure as you're laying on the ground.

Two sprays are enough, as 3+ will fumigate the room. This is the perfect fragrance to wear heavily if you want people or any other creatures that breathe to avoid you. Don't get me wrong, this is a wonderful spicy woody fragrance and smells great but most people today are just not used to having their sinuses assaulted by the powerhouses of yester-year.

Pros:
4 oz can be purchased for under $20 USD.
Great bang for your buck.
Nuclear projection.
You will be avoided by most sentient lifeforms (Perfect for introverts).

Cons:
You will be avoided by most sentient lifeforms (Bad for extroverts).

A must-have for any collection.

8/10
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Drseid

821 Reviews
Drseid
Drseid
Very helpful Review 6  
The One I have Reached Most For The Last Quarter Century And Still Going Strong...
Excellent throwback scent to when I was younger, growing up in the eighties. This, and the original Polo were my staples back then and they both still smell great and hold up today. Giorgio is a great combo of patchouli, other aromatics and oakmoss. A very masculine scent with tremendous staying power, sillage and projection – I dare you to use more than one spray! Almost as good as the scent itself is the under $25 price a 118ml bottle can easily be acquired for nowadays. Bottom line is Giorgio for Men in its vintage form should be in every man's fragrance wardrobe, is a classic powerhouse, and is an absolute 5 star masterpiece!

Note on the re-release version... Some of the EA re-release bottles (with the dark mossy colored juice) smell just as good and last just as long as the vintage stuff I have been wearing for years. Unfortunately EA has spotty quality control (or multiple manufacturers) and many of the later re-release bottles with noticeably lighter color translucent green juice are significantly inferior and should be avoided if you can. These do still smell good and are plenty strong, but why settle for an inferior smelling scent when the "good stuff" can still be acquired relatively easily?

Edit (6/6/13): It looks like this has indeed been reformulated. The reformulated re-release bottles have light green translucent juice and on the ingredients list on the yellow retail box it lists both oak moss and tree moss as ingredients. The original formula (which applies to both the vintage bottles and the original re-release) only lists oak moss and is a darker, almost mossy green color juice.

Definitely stick to either the vintage juice, or the original re-release bottles, as the newer tree moss laden re-release is inferior on the dry-down.
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Elysium

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Elysium
Elysium
Very helpful Review 6  
Like a Sexy Dirty Talk Phrase
I am used to making naturally favoured mono-thematic honey by adding some spices. Cardamom pods, rosemary needles, juniper berries, cinnamon barks, ginger slices, lemon peels, vanilla pods, anise stars, and so on, and then letting the honey and the flavours infuse for a while. That's my breakfast rotation. Unfortunately, I've never made patchouli flavoured honey and Giorgio for Men is the perfect substitute for it, even if I can't eat it for breakfast! If you've never smelled it, this fantastic EDT has the same vibes as Arrogance, Kouros, Rive Gauche, Yatagan, Givenchy Gentleman and the newer TL pour Lui, to name a few. Giorgio for Men belongs to that small circle of old school perfumes, from barbershop, rich in opulent, enigmatic, deep accords. It builds around dirty notes of carnation, patchouli, and oakmoss, blended with some floral, spicy, and woody arrangements to create an oriental family, fougère, and chypre. I was only in my early teens when this was launched, but I remember everyone wearing this stuff. Eventually, I bought myself a bottle, and I fell in love, too. I never ever was expecting that this fragrance can be so wonderful, mysterious and complicated. It sat right next to my bottles of Grey Flannel and YSL Pour Homme. So, what does Giorgio for Men smell like? Read on if you want to find out. But first I want to say two things about packaging. The box reminds me of the men's costumes in vogue in the past centuries, with yellow and white stripes. Instead, the bottle is something exceptional, with its flask shape, the creative stripe pattern, glass similar to the precious crystal shabby chic bottles used for bourbon, on par with Renè Lalique 1960s Nina Ricci Signoricci men's cologne bottles in clear glass, metal screw caps.

Returning to the perfume, I am wearing it, and it feels darker than the blackest, more substantial than most extreme versions of any cologne for men that I can think of. Giorgio for Men is a woody, balsamic, earthy, and powdery cologne that reveals itself with a sharp burst of sour aldehyde at the beginning ain't like the feminine pair with hairspray vibe from aldehyde and tuberose blend. Yet, it practically hides a bitter force of patchouli. It is very sparkling, dark, and slightly dusty, but mostly sore and dry with patchouli and musk. The presence of patchouli is evident and makes this fragrance a bit like Gentleman by Givenchy. However, patchouli is more subdued in Giorgio, revealing a sweetness that Gentleman does not have. I get little sweetness out of it. And that's it for me. It smells very butch and earthy, and I loved it. The opening is shocking and overwhelming, even in its current subdued formula. Once the aldehydes tone down, a sour orange appears. Let me say that Giorgio can be very deceiving when you first spray it on.

After its raucous green opening comes to the deep, powerful, rich heart that beats loud and hard for hours. It borders the exotic with woody sandalwood and cedar combining with spiced cinnamon and dirty patchouli to host a beautiful floral dance of warm carnation, iris root and rose dew. Carnation, sandalwood, honey, iris and rose are taboo in today's men's market, but here they triumph as if there were no tomorrow. I get the dustiness from the violet leaves and the sweet spiciness from the cinnamon bark. The more it approaches the dry down, the more the rose shines.

The base is a pure magnetic attraction as the goodness of balmy benzoin, amber, and oakmoss layers in irresistible honey and vanilla, topped with tonka bean and tied with musk. A rich, filler silage fires the imagination as it lingers and intertwines. The oakmoss is still very pronounced, giving a traditional fougère that cannot be forgotten. I can smell more shades in it, especially softness of honey, sandalwood and vanilla. The sweetness is prominent but not created by vanilla sugar; it is very natural and probably given by ambergris. I never, ever expected that this fragrance could be so wonderful, mysterious and complicated. I like it from start to finish. The warm woods mixed with the sweet spices. It's also a bit animalic, and anyway, civet isn't listed as an ingredient, it's definitely there. Giorgio is not demanding or pushy; it is welcoming and deeply warm.

I have a beard, a moustache, and an uppercut hairstyle. I don't talk too much between people. I am a man who raises his head with silent self-confidence, and this perfume fits my style perfectly, giving an interesting contrast to my nature. In a nutshell, it has a very green, mossy feel to it, with some nice citrus top notes and a very prominent vanilla and musk base. This truly is a fragrance that you need to be patient with, because it really evolves, starting off with solid citrus, carnation and vanilla.
Interestingly, the vanilla seems to fade rather quickly, giving way to a slightly dirty oakmoss note, which lasts for several hours. The vanilla seems to return during the dry down, which is subtly sweet. Giorgio is friendly and adorable, from its first glimmer until the last sigh, but you need to know him well. It may take some time. This fragrance is not for mice. It's for a self-confident old school gentleman with a big heart. In my opinion, Giorgio is better suited for low temperatures. But that is very subjective. I would wear Giorgio during the humid days of the Fall and early Spring seasons.

This review bases upon a 120ml (4 fl. oz) bottle I own since August 2018.

-Elysium
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TsoTso 4 years ago
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A classic, even 'outdated' scent. This one is my definition for barbershop -style fragrance. I like it, but hardly find occasions to wear it
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 2 years ago
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7.5
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Aldehydes, patchouli, carnation, honey and oakmoss. Oldschool, spicy, green, floral, earthy, woody, slightly sweet. Strong performance.
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HugoMontezHugoMontez 4 years ago
A classic patchouli scent. If you like, earthy, green and opulent patchouli, you get it all here. Very good and ultra cheap. 4/5
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50something50something 4 years ago
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Love this juice. Alpha male masculine. With the war on the Boomers, the young will not like this even if they like it. 9.5 out of 10.
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ChrisCChrisC 2 years ago
A safe scent to have when you don't know what to wear. Can't really go wrong here. Fits pretty much any situation, and any season.
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ChicoRoch1ChicoRoch1 3 years ago
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TRULY one of the greats
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TorkeTorke 4 years ago
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Heavy classic Patchouli and Aldehyde fragrance.
Not for anyone, specially for the young croud.
For the money, it is very well made.
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Finerthings8Finerthings8 3 years ago
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It has strong aldehydes that gives old fashion vibe.Dry down is better with honeyed patchouli and oakmoss.mine has just above average perfor
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MikaelMikael 3 years ago
Honey, moss and carnation are the dominant notes to me. It's unique and well blended. My bottle lists both oakmoss and tree moss.
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RobbieXRobbieX 3 years ago
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A masterpiece of earthy patchouli and aldehydes. A classic men's perfume.
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